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Monthly Archives April 2016

Kitchen Lab – Spaghetti Carbonara

Saturday, April 30, 2016 1 Food & Drink, Recipe cheese, cooking, experience, fun, gadgets Permalink

Hubs and I do not care to entertain often, but when we do, we try not to disappoint. I cannot even recollect when the last time was that we had people formally over, but it must be at least two years. Our theme for this upcoming dinner party is inspired by all the ...

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Yikes, is that a mosquito in my house?

Sunday, April 24, 2016 0 Farming/Gardening, Nature bugs, garden, home, Toronto, weather Permalink

It was April 8th, a Friday, and I had just arrived home from work. Hubs was leaving work shortly. I noticed that one of the figs was wilted and was in serious need of water. I noticed motion and all of a sudden this mosquito-like insect appeared out of nowhere, startling me. ...

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Restaurant review: Sushi Nomi

Friday, April 22, 2016 1 Food & Drink, Opinion, Restaurant experience Permalink

It was 6:00 pm when I texted hubs to find out if it was raining. The shop is very much a basement bunker, and my office is windowless. There could be a tornado outside, and I'd be oblivious. That's why I texted hubs, because I have been taking advantage of the better ...

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My urban greenhouse and a fig update

Saturday, April 16, 2016 0 DIY Projects, Farming/Gardening, Nature garden, home, inspiration, weather Permalink

We have had some strange weather this Spring. It started out mild and promising, but then came a week or two of winter-like weather. That's not an exaggeration. There was snow accumulation on the ground. Our winter was relatively mild, so we shouldn't be complaining. It simply took me by ...

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From pasta to rice – onigiri workshop

Sunday, April 10, 2016 0 Food & Drink entertainment, experience, fun, inspiration, Toronto Permalink

On a whim, I signed us up for another food workshop that was held last night at Abokichi. I didn't really tell hubs much about the course, but I think he had a fun time. Hey, anything that puts food in his belly is good. This all happened because I saw that ...

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Restaurant Review: Shoushin

Saturday, April 2, 2016 0 Food & Drink, Opinion, Restaurant celebration, experience, fun, inspiration, life Permalink

Last night we had reservations at Shoushin, a high-end sushi restaurant in midtown, where hubs has read that fish is flown in fresh daily. The only other high-end sushi restaurant I have been to is Kaji, but that was so many years ago. It wouldn't be fair to make a comparison now, simply because ...

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Another short pasta – Cavatelli

Friday, April 1, 2016 0 Food & Drink, Recipe cooking, experience, fun, life, LOVE Permalink

Our gnocchi boards have finally arrived! No, we haven't graduated to making gnocchi just yet, but we ordered the boards to make cavatelli. This was another type of short pasta we had learned to make at the Pitchfork Co. workshop. The boards provide the ridges on the pasta. You should try ...

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